Hillary Clinton, 72, hasn’t spoken publicly about matters relating to her health. But in September 2016, her doctor Dr Lisa Bardack released medical records after the cancellation of a campaign trip to California.

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Dr Bardack revealed Mrs Clinton was given antibiotics after suffering a low temperature, congestion and fatigue at the start of the month.

She said: “Over the next several days as she travelled, her confession worsened and she developed a cough.

“She was advised to see me when she returned from her travels for further testing.”

A chest scan on September 9 that year revealed the politician has a “small” pneumonia on her right lung.

Dr Bardack added: “She was treated with antibiotics for pneumonia and advised to rest.

“This was a milk non-contiguous bacterial pneumonia.”

Hillary’s campaign made the diagnosis public after she appeared to faint at a 9/11 memorial ceremony on September 11.

A video, which went viral at the time, showed the Democratic nominee stumbling on a curb before being lifted into a van.

After the indecent, Dr Bardack said: “While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated.

“I have just examined her and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely.”

Dr Bardack later admitted Mrs Clinton had actually been diagnosed with a prolonged “cough related to allergies” and had been advised to rest.

She later said: “She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.

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“My overall impression is that Mrs Clinton has remained healthy and has not developed new medical conditions this year other than a sinus and eat infection and her recently diagnosed pneumonia.”

Pneumonia is describes as inflammation of the tissue in one or both lungs and is caused by a bacterial infection.

The NHS explains: “At the end of the breathing tubes in your lungs are clusters of tiny air sacs.

“If you have pneumonia, these tiny sacs become inflamed and fill up with fluid.”

Symptoms of pneumonia

The health body also states pneumonia can develop suddenly over 24 to 48 hours, or may come on more slowly over several days.

Common symptoms include:

• A cough – which may be dry, or produce thick yellow, green, brown or blood-stained mucus (phlegm)
• Difficulty breathing – your breathing may be rapid and shallow, and you may feel breathless, even when resting
• Rapid heartbeat
• High temperature
• Feeling generally unwell
• Sweating and shivering
• Loss of appetite
• Chest pain – which gets worse when breathing or coughing

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